Do you have a Mastermind group for your Writing and Life?

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you’ve heard me talk about how much I like Jen Louden and her various coaching programs. I don’t get any affiliate marketing from that, I just like what she does.

Well, she’s offering a new course on creating Mastermind groups, and wanted to let you know about. In case you’re not familiar with mastermind groups, Growandimprove.com defines a mastermind group as a small group that you meet with for the purpose of reinforcing growth and success while offering support to one another; a group that has been identified and set aside to concentrate specifically on growth and manifesting success in the following areas; finances, spirituality, relationships, …

Do any of you use mastermind groups for moving forward with your life, writing, etc.?

I’ve been part of group coaching programs several times in my life and found them very helpful, but haven’t really embraced the Mastermind idea. I’ve always counted on friends for the purpose of life support, career ideas, etc.

Jen Louden’s latest class is making me consider that it might be time to create or join a Mastermind group for my life and writing goals.

If you have time, check out this video:

Here are a few notes (in Evernote of course) I took from the interview in case you don’t have the time now.

#1 point – you can’t succeed alone. You need a group.

You’re in a group to serve, as much as be served. Learn by serving other people.

Criteria:

People you respect in your soul group

People you love

Support books that you love

Share ideas but detached with how people accept it

Be generous

Be vulnerable

How can I save you time, money

How to make money the fastest

Tell you what you’re good at

Point out your personal twitches or continuing patterns, etc or I smell a wombat — I’m not supporting your loser habit

Leave feeling more like yourself but have more actionables

Face forward

Respect everyone else’s time

Power of being witnessed – see loving nods

Friends can provide some of this but it seems like many of us need more than that kind of support. You might not call your support group, a MasterMind. I don’t particularly like that name. But maybe it’s time to consider creating a group of your own, possibly with Jen Louden’s class.

A really interesting post for me. My first thought and historic answer is I don’t do groups. Perhaps it is time to find the good and envision what would really be worth it to me. WordPress (I realize, as I write this) is my first group where I have actually participated and look forward to everyday. Thanks

I’ve often been resistant to groups myself, which is why I’ve been hesitant about mastermind groups. What you say about wordpress is true for me as well. I like that almost everyone that I follow balances out blogging with real life, so that the blogs I read my life rather than create another task to do.
Ideally, a mastermind group would do the same thing. I would love to hear if you decide to create or join one. I’m thinking about what kind of mastermind would be most beneficial now for me, so maybe sometime in the future, I’ll share what I come up with.